Why would antivirals be used to treat the microbiome? Thought that was all about bacteria?
GG
Enteroviruses? Most viruses affect mucosa as well including the gut
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Why would antivirals be used to treat the microbiome? Thought that was all about bacteria?
GG
This is not accurate in my case. I had multiple viruses, bacteria, immunodeficiency, heavy metals, mycotoxins, cancer, chemotherapy, 2 existing autoimmune problems plus 2 more that developed from the infections, and a number of specific genes (like HFE and Factor 2 plus others) that have all contributed. Though some of these may be linked, the rest are unique sources of trouble.Poison the source and see how many things go wrong downstream
This is not accurate in my case. I had multiple viruses, bacteria, immunodeficiency, heavy metals, mycotoxins, cancer, chemotherapy, 2 existing autoimmune problems plus 2 more that developed from the infections, and a number of specific genes (like HFE and Factor 2 plus others) that have all contributed. Though some of these may be linked, the rest are unique sources of trouble.
From what I've observed, a lot of folks around here have various subsets of these, and other problems, so a single point solution is unlikely to fix us all. There may be a lucky few with simpler contributing factors where one pill is going to be a cure, but I suspect for most of us, it's going to be a step by step process of solving problems in a prioritized fashion.
Yes, I have been steadily improving. (from 40 to 85% function) over the past 2 years as my doctors have helped me work these problems, one by one, through supplements, drugs, hormones, antibiotics, antivirals, IVIG, and phlebotomies.You say had, past tense. Were you able to elimate that massive list of trouble? All that put together doesn't sound survivable, much less a condition one could recover from.
Dear Learner,Yes, I have been steadily improving. (from 40 to 85% function) over the past 2 years as my doctors have helped me work these problems, one by one, through supplements, drugs, hormones, antibiotics, antivirals, IVIG, and phlebotomies.
One final point: Lipkin is not alone in thinking that problems with the microbiome might be driving ME/CFS via the immune system.
Dr Derya Unutmaz is pursuing the same idea with his own collaborative. The main difference between the two researchers’ approaches is that while Lipkin has a more molecular focus,
Unutmaz is focusing more on the different cells of the immune system, such as T cells and their subtypes.
[Update: Unutmaz and Lipkin have announced a collaboration – both will apply their techniques to the same patients to give the deepest possible profiling of immune cells.]